Pocketful of Miracles

1961

US

2h 16min

U

Directed by: Frank Capra

Written by: Hal Kanter, Harry Tugend, Based on a screenplay by Robert Riskin

Cast: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell

In Capra's final film, a remake of his own 'Lady for a Day', Davis plays Apple Annie, an ageing apple-seller who wishes to impress her daughter who has just returned from Spain to marry into society. In cahoots with bootlegger Dave the Dude (Ford), Annie enters into a series of comedy manoeuvres, which see her tirelessly attempt to appear as a woman of wealth.